Excerpt



This book is divided into twelve chapters. Here are the descriptions of each chapter:

The first chapter gives you suggestions for organization of your printed music, care of your instruments, and the tools you will need to fulfill your job as a promising musician.

The second chapter will tell you how and what to practice and give you some hints on selecting a private teacher in order to get the most for your dollar.

Chapter three explains the different types of scales, the circle of fifths, introduces you to syllables and provides a plan for you to memorize your scales.

The intervals that you will learn in chapter four are the most important forces in this book for developing your Super Ears. Learning them will let you hear the music you are viewing before you play it.

In chapter five you will learn the different chords using notes and syllables. Not only will you learn to identify the major chords, but minor, diminished, augmented, sixths, sevenths and ninth chords.

In chapter six you will learn how to follow a conductor, plus certain procedures in playing and performing while watching the conductor. You will also be taught basic conducting beats which will enable you to become a conductor.

In the seventh chapter you learn to read the scales and intervals that you have already learned in the syllable strategy. This should greatly enhance your technical facility. Adding syllables to and then practicing the rhythmic studies should not only help your rhythmic command, but your compositional skills as well.

Learn the procedure to form your own group in chapter eight. You will also learn about different music and accompanying C.D.s. You will also learn about jazz and classical C.D.s with which you can play along. Use this for your group, recreational music or a practice experience.

Chapter nine will show you how to write your own four-part vocal arrangement. It will also explore transposition and explain parts and vocal ranges. It also tells you which instruments are transposing instruments and how to handle them in an arrangement.

Chapter ten not only explores the various music performing opportunities but also lists many types of music occupations. It shows you how to select the education you will need in order to pursue the various music careers that are available. It also lists different ways to make money at various jobs that can be worked at the same time such as teaching during the day and performing at night. It also lists a job that can help you start to make money in your own music business.

Expect the unexpected and adapt accordingly: In chapter eleven you will be advised on handling different experiences which you will encounter in your music career. You will then make the decisions on which experiences you will handle in a like manner. Or, maybe you will handle the experiences completely differently. It is your choice and it is called LIFE.

Here in chapter twelve are several lists of sources that can help you in your quest to becoming an Awesome Musician.